The heartbreaker
0.5252
points from the title
Came within 0.5252 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke, Wind & Fire (Jul 23, 2022).
Half Cocked BBQ
Half Cocked BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2022. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 20 at the Smoke, Wind & Fire (2022), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1518
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jul 23, 2022
latest Sep 3, 2022
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 16%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.01 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.39)
Road miles
116
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 116 mi
Backyard avg
321.40 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #236 (138 pts) | #233 (148 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 166.3088 | 161.7028 | 164.01 | top 12% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 161.7144 | 153.0744 | 157.39 | top 16% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
202210 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke, Wind & Fire
- First call Smoke, Wind & Fire
- First category win (Chicken) Smoke, Wind & Fire
- First overall top-10 Smoke, Wind & Fire
- First overall podium Smoke, Wind & Fire
- First Reserve Championship Smoke, Wind & Fire
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score328.0232 Smoke, Wind & Fire
- Career-best overall score328.0232 Smoke, Wind & Fire
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.3088 Smoke, Wind & Fire
- Most recent contest Barbeque on the Bow
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2022 | Barbeque on the Bow Calgary, AB | 8 / 36 (314.7772) | 7 (161.7028) | 6 (153.0744) | — | — |
| Jul 23, 2022 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Lethbridge | 2 / 20 (328.0232) | 1 (166.3088) | 3 (161.7144) | — | — |